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NBC calls West Virginia for Sanders; Could half his voters be supporting Trump in the fall?

First things first: Even though Ted Cruz remains on the ballot there, Donald Trump easily won West Virginia Tuesday, with the race called immediately as polls closed.

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More interesting, though, is the Democratic primary. No one knew exactly how much Hillary Clinton’s promise to put a lot of coal miners out of business would hurt her in the state, but rarely is the Democratic winner called this quickly with such confidence, suggesting a landslide.

https://twitter.com/aseitzwald/status/730178321682571264

While other networks are still going with “too close to call” or “leaning toward Sanders,” the candidate himself is going ahead with the fundraising email.

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Sanders pledges to keep going, but exit polls suggest that many of the votes for him in coal country were actually votes against Clinton.

Update:

Two hours after NBC called West Virginia for Sanders, the dam has broken:

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Another win for Sanders? It looks like we’ve got ourselves a race! (Not really.)

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Once again, though, Sanders at least wins bragging rights and some forward momentum, and the RNC is hoping Clinton’s feeling the burn.

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